The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-22

by tie County Superintendent. last Feb
ruary. and the Teachers appeal 10 the
State Supt. and the laiter's decision over
ruling Mr.. Sweeney's action, on the
ground that Hersberger was entitled 20
. trial, are matters Of local history, and
gave rise 20 considerable talk ID the
county. Twelve Of the pstrons Of The Ire
land school then preferred new charges,
about the lei Of Mach. alleging that
lIersberger was guilty ofsduitery. The
County Superintendent gave him notice,
and set Saturday, April Is. for an ex-
animation OF the charge, q the public
school building in Huntingburg. Mr..
1ersberger failed 70 appear, and the Su-
perintendent proceeded 70 examine wit
Desses as IL general denial had been
entered, and after lengthy examination
OF number OF witnesses entered judg.
ment revoking bic license. The wide
spread publicity given the matter. With
the excited denial Of any wrong By
HersberRer, on the part Of his friends,
has created an interest which justifies
the publication Of portion Of the sworn
evidence. We take from the Superin-
|tendents record. rs follows:
Norman Fishers evidence:
Have known Milton Hersberger, the
defendant for about two years. He il Z
married man, and he and bic family oc-
Icupicd five rooms In south end or my
house. He moved into my house IL the
summer Of 1885. snd lived there till in
the fall Of 1856. know Phoebe l..
knode; she Is the eisfer-in-law Of Milton
ilersberger. and was an unmarried wo-
man at the time he lived at my house.
She came to visit the defendant and
family IN March, 1856, and IL the defend
ants wife's sister. Mrs. Hersberger
went home on visit, l think 10 Msdi-
son county, Ind She left about the last
OF March, and returned the last part Of
April, 1886. Defendant, Miss Knode
and Bayard. defendants son, aged nine
years, remained and kept house. :
The carpet strip under my psrlor door
is badly worn OF, and leaves . large
crack under the door. I was informed
that there was something wrong going
on in Hersberger's side OF the house.
and on Or shout the night OF the 29ih
Of April, 1S66. about 9 O'Clock | went 10
my parlor door and Nv down. and while
living there ! heard Milton HersberRer
and Phoebe Knode kissing each other.
o. u sounded like sucking each Others
lips They were Standing up, | could
see them under tho door; they had =
light IN their west room: was atout
ten or twelve feet from where they
stood. know il was Milton Hersber-
ger by his voice; | know il was Phoebe'
knode because there was no other wo-l
man there They stood there kissing
about half minute. then Miss Knnde
went across the hall. By me. into Milton
Hersberger's bed room, aud unfit for
When he finished tbey
kissed more and she ssarted M stairs n
md said "good-nighf. sleep tight. pleas,
mt dreanss.' After che had gotten,
partly up the stairs be called her back. |,
She came partly down when they whis-I.
Dered but ! could not hear what thew,
aid. This all occurred the night before
lis wife returned from her visif. II
The next ! heard Was Wednesday.
Aug. 4th, 1885. Stepped out Of p. Of,
md saw Mrs. Hersberger down town.
started home and took Elmer Beeler J
With me. lay down on the floor and
hey were whispering. and he was in
isting on her doing something. 1 could
'ot understand what he was saving. but
'eard her cay, Oh, mol Oh, no. we bet q
er not. This was albeit five o'clock in +
he evening Shortly heard the lounge :
reak. and heard them breathing short {
nd heavy, but could not see them. We. Z
y. and ], were about six feet on from {
hem. About that time come one raped .
N the front door Of the room in which '
hey were. The rapping was repeated I
hrec times. At the first noise she Il
ripped across the west hall past me 10 ID
be east room, and I cav Hersberger d
landing in the middle OF the room, and =
was some little time before he an ID
wered the knock. The door was locked 4
nd the blinds were down. I know I'll =
re Mics Knode, for When got up and .
rent ont 10 the front yard 10 zee Who
nocked, cav Mrs. Hersberger return- l
ng from town. q was Cicero Hall who \
nocked q the front door. The blinds b
nd doors were never closed ID this hot q
'eather except when Mrs. Hcrsberger .
'ae gone Hi
Daring all this time Hersberger wss .
larried man and Phnbe L. Knode an h
Unmarried woman and his sister-iu.law. III
he foregoing al occurred q Hunting ID
urg. Dubois county, Indiana. q
boon daniel being duly sworn says: q
lave lived In Huntingburg two years. q
ID know Milton Hersberger and Phrbe z
node. They lived In Norman Fieher's !
ouse. Went with Norman Fisher 10 8
ls house, and We pulled OF our shoes Y
nd went into biz parlor. | heard Miss g
node say, you must not do that bus g
could not hear what he said. Thew z
ere laughing and kissing. Then she 'o
I'D, (not ct for publicstion.1 They :,
ere close facing each other. their toes =
'out twelve inches part. - ! could
. elk Or eight inches up their legs q
rough The crack under the door, which Il
] Of % inch wide. Was there half b
J hour. IL was : warm day IN August, >,
q doors were shut and bllads down. 81
ave soen them take waIks late ID the
'eninG, never saw them return. w
Charies veeck being sworn said
- on the train and Il slacksd speed IN q
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